Cornell University Birds/Ornithology Prints first issued in 1847

first issued in 1847

In each upper corner are illustrations of Ptolemaic theory on the revolution of the planets and stars around the earth

Moon and Earth during lunar and solar eclipses

Length to end of tail 48 inches

His remarkable ambition and artistic talent culminated in the publication of the monumental Birds of America in 1827-38

Cornell University Birds/Ornithology Prints first issued in 1847Richard Rummell Cornell University Re strike engraving from the original plate (c. 1913). Printed on heavy woven paper and hand colored. At the turn of the century, Littig & Company commissioned the accomplished artist Richard Rummell (1848 1924) to create watercolors of some of the nations most prestigious colleges. From these watercolors, copper plates were engraved and a limited number of pulls (engravings) were distributed. Unlike other college